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Friday, March 10, 2017

Results of the first Ballycotton 10 mile road race...12th March 1978

On Sunday the 12th of March 1978, 31 runners turned out to take part in the very first Ballycotton 10 mile road race. Little did they know then that it would be the start of one of the most popular races in the country.

As you can see below, eight of the original 31 are entered for the race next Sunday.

3 comments:

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Those times seem very impressive with so many under 60 minutes. With so many advances in running and research into better techniques and racing programs, it seems very unlikely that almost 80% of the competitors will be under an hour in the Ballycotton 10 in 2017. Have the clocks got slower or the miles got longer in the last 39 years?

Very true John.You can get all the latest gear, gadgets garmins etc, but unless you put in the work you won,t get the results. Quality of runners has dropped a little bit compared to years gone by. I actually ran Ballycotton in 50.50 and was only just inside top 15. Would have been between 3rd and about 8th nowadays with my time.Think i was born at wrong time!

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